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to serve thetri,„lic(Mr, W.) yielded to no Man. He pledged ! , himself to pursue that .iliee• of, cop duet which had been sanaioned, he .might without Vanity say,. by the great mass of . the people of England. Lost must he be to every feeling which Warmed an honest bosom, jibe could desert such a cause, and worthy to be an exile from his native land, and hated by every honest man. He then alluded to a letter lie had received from Shef field, which be was desired to communicate to them. It informed him, that after a vote of thanks to himself, they had come to a resolution !gainer the general corruption, which was sigued by 15,00 U names. There was also a resolution of the same kind from Paisley, in Scotland, signed by ! 4000. He belonged to no party, nor had he a predilection fur one more than another. He declared that till the whole system was changed, it mattered not to the people of England who the Ministers were. He now tepeated what he had said in the Houser:if Com mies. He did not wish Ministers removed, but would wage eternal war till the abuses the people complained PI were reformed. He had been told by Ministers in OW House, that if he wished to find virtue be was to look tor it in Office, and this had been cheered by the tippo, : ite side, as much as to say, " We are all Right Honourable Men." There were many indivi duals in the HoUse whom he esteemed, who had gone with the Meant, OUt were now ready to do them justice. Alter complimenting Sir F. Burdett, and Mr. Haddocks, be said there was only one point snore on which he would detain the Meeting. - Great pumbers of Ivo*, not only in the Metroplis, but all Over the Oluaty, bad joined the standard of reform. It was then the duty of this meeting to evince their Pritivip!esto show that they bad no tear but that of d9ilig wrong—that they proceeded on constitutional g,hielicis, and with an equal loge to the King and to the People. Something was due to those who were flow Aping them, and they ought not to go any ~ ' e ugttm tO frighten them. Let them see their way, and they would ue bold, vigilant and determined, as the present Meeting was. He took this opportunity of thanking the people of Westminster, whom he • had not ail opportunity of meeting before, for the hohour they hail done him m approving of his con duct in Parliament, and concluded by giving as a " May the teal facobinical Conspirators be deprived of the Power of injuring the People." Mr. TqwNSMIND gave— " The gailatir Castigator of our Foreign Foes (Lord Coats. rano. ;11,1 inay he meet with CqUid,SUCCCSS, and greater sup. purr, in joins the Yatritonc Band apinst our Domestic Enemies." Lord COCHRANE returned thanks, amid thunders o pol duse Lordship observed, that if every individual would place himself in his situation, they might form an idea of his feelings upon this occasion. When; he had addressed them from the Hustings he bad expressed his opinion on the subject of Parlia inentary &form, and after the able speeches they had now heard on t! at subject, he would not trou ble them with a repetition of his sentiments. He vias li.ippy to meet them here, and trusted they pursue their object with firmness and modera tion, by a Petition to the Throne, which; to his Mind, Was ,the only proper constitutional mode of redress they could adopt, or succeed in. Their opi nions he was convinced were just, and he trusted their example would be followed. There was only one point which had not been noticed to night, to ‘4 Rich he wished to direct their attention. Xt w,ati tlfe agitatiOn of questions in the House at the 1 4‘nt:, whe n the salvation of Europe, and perhaps of ISCHAji), CiekOded Upon them, When he had been abroad,' he was saimetitnes almost tempted to regret being , the tiebie6t of finch, a Government, and he hoped the time was near when 'Ministers would be sent for to give the information %canted by the House, and not be employed all day in thinking on what they were to cavil about at night, and all night in' debating, so that the business of the nation was. of congequence neglected. In the King's; first speech ite had sak4 " he, was'. born and bred a Briton, and gloried in the name." What pleasure and glory WoUld it then be at the close of leis life that he could accord with the unanimous wild) of hit ,people. He again therefore recommended a Petition to his Ma- Je4ty. The following toasts were then given at ditierent Canes •• "The Eleaors of Westminster, and may the splendour of t heirvitample animate the country to imitation." " May we " guard against the introdudiun of new and ar. bitrary methods of trials," and " maintain ow right to AL teal' trial by jury." " The Liberty of the Ness, which " Is like the air we breathe"—if we have it not we die.'' May illegal and arbitrary punishments no longer pollen: the soil or Britain." Mr. W. SMITH, after considerable noise and in terruption, obtained a partial- hearing : be paid a handsome tribute to the resplendent services per formed by Lord Cocirratte, and congratulated the 'Country that he promised to be equally serviceable in another line than that of his profession. The Ron. Gentleman then informed the lqueting, that lie had for thirty years been a warns supporter of a Reform in Parliament, and a Member of the Society for Constitutional Information, out of which grew the Society denominated Friends of the People. Both of these-Societies he praised ifs the highest terms. Standing up at the cannot:ern= of the third campaign, the two former having each last ed longer than the siege of Troy, he wished to tly a low words which must throw a damp on their spirits, though to throw any on their,exertions was the fattliest from his purpose, and he only did this le st) Wing the task more difficult than they sup- Posed, they might be tempted to relax in their ex '°343rtions. He then went on to clew that they had , apathy Of some, the corruption- of others, and 4l ' e Prejudices of others to contend against. Corrup- Ulm Was to be vanquished by exposure, and picju _,llict! by plain I:winning and moderation. These be advised them to adopt, and above all, be patient, and trust to dteir great advocate, Time. He men tiled it as the opinion of Mr. Fawkes,. and the key. s wr.Wyvill, that Yorkshire was not prepared to se-- CO, *ld the opinione'of Middlesex :.---Agatnst . corrup- I fts be recommended integrity ;—agaitist apathy, zealand aaivity (Noise and hissing). It they thought 14) carry it by acclamation they were mistaken, and Waste their strength in a few futile attempts which. the might otherwise carry to a good result. Major CARTWRIGHT read part of a letter from Mr. Fawkes, to chew that in his opinion the County Q t ..York would follow if Middlesex would lead. . WArrnwts spoke. with his listed violence, but there was so ninch confusion at the time that very little of his speeeh could - .he head.' ..., , ,Mr. - IstmiNot,. Mr. O. Lottlr • (to prOdae ri i a toast, The Memory of C. S. Fox), and others, in .yin atternpted to Obtain a. hearing; and the Qhairtilau having quitted the Chair, the Meeting dispetsed. ". • • •- • • Astalvzo.—x Gottenburgii, Duz—t - Lisbtiii, t Malta, 2 Waterford. PRICE 01. STOCKS TI( DAY AT TWILVZ O'CLOCK* , • COOISOIK TFT E 5 UN. , 1101.1t11 QUI' DiCtitS VALIUM AUDIAT? L 0 ND 0 N, TUESDAY, MAY '2, 180 g. Two Vessals arrived at Yarmouth yesterday morn• ing from Holland, the Captains of which state, that BUONAPAIais was endeavouring to enforce the Cone scription in Holland, and that in many places the People had manifested a disposition to resist it by force. The firing and illumination on the French Coast on Friday night and Saturday morning has created some apprehentiOns that the Austrians have been defeated. It is hardly probable thdt any deci,ive battle could have been fought so soon atter the Aus trians had crossed which•was on the loth of last month. Some gngagements between ad vanced posts, however, may haVe taken place, and there can be no doubt that BiIONAPAUTIS would, in his present critical situation, magnify to the ut most any partial advantage which he might gain. We last night received Dutch . and Hamburgle Papal, the former to the Oil) and the latter to the al ult. They do not contain any account of a battle. The only important article they contain is a kind of Answer to the Notification ot the Austrian 'Government, published by General litvoUsr in the shape of •general Ordeys . to his Army. In this do cument he affetis to tyet the Austrian Declaration with great contempt; but at the same time he ma nifesti the greatest anxiety to prevent its circulation. We feel great pleasure in stating, that every fresh account frOnt the North of Spain confirms the hopes we entertain respeaing the ultimate success of the Spaniards. The .F'isguard, which is juit, arrived from the North of Spain, brings intellirnce of the compleat failure of an attempt made by the French for the recovery of Vigo. They had collected a force of about 4000 Men, with the intention of attacking that important place, but they were repulsed with very consider'able loss. We have thought it our duty to insert an ample detail of what yesterday took place at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, in order'to give the people in general a proper notion of those men who profess to be the advocates for Constitutional Reform. Our readers , will find in many of the principles and sen• timents of the chid speakers, that, though these men declare they wish to restore the British Consti tution, they are in reality treading in the steps of Revolutionary France, and if their opinions were to become generally prevalent in this country, we might prepare ourselves fur all the horrors which at tended the French Revialutiors, and, of course, in due time, for the establishment of a barbarous Re public, or an uncontroulable individual tyranny. — We are persuaded that the good sense of the people at large will induce them to look with contempt, rather than arm, en the infatuated men who can be so blind to the progresi of events in France, *and can thus labour to prdtluce a state of things which would be attended with ruin to themselves as well as their country. • A Mail from Gottenburgh arrived this morning. The following are 'the only articles of - intelligence which it brings CARLSUBIA3I,APRII, 19.--Ihave justiheard that a bombardment against Erthohn, near the Is►lanti' of, Bornholm, took place on the t 3th, 14th, !bat, and continued when the Messenger came from that place on the morning of the 16th. STOCKIIOLI4, APR! L 2 I .--That part of the western army which is at present in garrison in this place being desirous.of testifying their gratitudo in a pub lic manner to the men who conceived and executed the patriotic plan of restoring the ancient constitu tion of the Country, and' saving Sweden . from the ,attacks of a powerful army with which she was threatened on different points. The tiith inst. was fixed upon for that purpose. A splendid public din ner was accordingly Provided, at which upwards of two hundred persons were present; And the day pent with the utmost unanimity►} hilarity, and . mirth. 4, Ancient Sweclen:; ll " The Legislative Power of Sweden r , ' " lifi9 Royal highness tpe Duke of Sudennanla ;" " Central Adlerentz And othei-patriotie toast's were giveti mid drank with' the tncittonthi3i=iattic ixtletwitions'ofploakare, NA VA L- N E YARMOUTH, I VIAY 1.-or Two .Vesaeh,. WS arrived from Holland ; 4 he Masters state that.the Fiench are enforcing a Con !ription in Holland, for meh to join their acnves, and ;that the people are dliposed to re. The Lord, .Nelson Packet from Cottenbnrgh with Mails, and s a Messenge,r with Dispatched for the Foreign Office; are also arrived. I~at.xo ig..—Arried the Papfsenburgh Callum Pauitaa , aid Sophia, from Bourdeaux for Memel, with wine; detained by his Majestie Ship .Minerva. Passed by the octw and-bound Lisbon Fleet, Omormemene PORTSMOUTH, MAI - 1. Arrived his Majesty's Ship header and La t Pleche from a cruize. PosSed by, the home3 . ard-boand East India Fled. 4-- PLvNtaurn, APRIL ski.—Sailed this morning oh a cruize the Squadron uriceer the command of Sir Josue YORKE, consisting' of the fallowing viz. Christian the. Seventh, Ifm:peteux, Ikarspite, and Eagle, and the Loire Frigat.. Also sailed his Ma.. jesty's Ship St. George, of 98 gnus, for the Baltic, tti teceive the Flag-Admiral RATES. .DUTCH diND DIJALACH. APRIL 15 .'—This.afternoon at five, his Majesty the Emperor Napoleon passed through this city. His Majesty took the road to Ettiengen, and not that to Carlsruhe. He will reach Stutgardt, and pass this night there, and afte,rwarcis pioteed to Munich. DRISDBN, APxir. 12.—This day we understand that Baron Von Ankesten, the Rost , ian Charge des AtFaires at Vienna, delivered a note ti the Court of Await* on the 6th instant, the substance Of which was, that the Court of Russia could not enter into any negociations fur a peace with , ',ngland while the present administration rerriained 'at the head of , affairs in England. This note was oeciHoned by an article which appeared tome .time since hi th'e Vi enna Court Gazeste, in which it wits insinuated that new negociations had commenced in London be tween tht, Court of PeteribuNli and that of Great Britain. It is also reported ghat the Russian Envoy in this city .has transmitted an official communica tion to our Coin't to the' same effect. The Au strian Envoy Ciiiint Von Zielty, is preparing for his departure. The army under the Prince of Polite Corvo is go in; to encsinp ; these troops have the greatest con fidence in their leader, and are animated by the best spil it. Ntmematnott, Amt. 14.—The Mar.hal Duke of. Auentadt has issued the following order of the day : TO THE ARMY OF THE RHINE. Hamm!, April 13. to Soiamtas—His Majesty the Emperor 'of Au stria commenced hostilities on .the Bth instant.— This was announced by his General in Chief on the eth. They have taken up arms. The orders of the der delivered to the Austrian armies are merely the effusions of icurrility. This is not the way to at tack the soldiers of the Emperor' Napoleon. .They threaten to overwhelm us with defeat and disgrace upon the plains of Ulm and Marengo. Purer con 'dela will chew what right they haVe to , make use of these threats. Soldiers, our beloved Soiereign, when he was First Consul, offered peace, the Em peror of Austria refused it—Marengo compialed bun to accept of terms.—The EirVish broke thesTreafy of Atniens.—Our Sovereign had colleCted his armies on the French coasts, and the Emperor of Austria availed himself of that juncture, and without any previous declaration Of wor, violated the, territory of our allies, and threatened_ours. Ulm compelled the enemy of our Sovereign again to make peace.-4n, the present instance, the Emperor of Austria has threatened the territory of our allies, without the least appearance of any difference between the two Powers, and conceiving himself in a situation to utts dertake hostilities, has tidal). commenced war.-s- The direaors of the Austrian Cabinet have a very great interest in the result of their libellous scurri lities. Woe be to those who dare to disseminate them, and by these means excite didturbance, the prompt execution of military law will be the inevita ble consequence; " Soldiers - --In spite of those libellous reproaches, Germany has done honour to your discipline and good contitiO—You do not make war against the inhabitants; those unfortunate sacrifices to the views of the House of Austria, whose ambition has stained so many of tilt pages of history with blood, and whose arrogance has again excited such agitation among the nations. • " A soldier of Nap oleon must not only be free from censure, but witout fear. If there be any of a contrary charader t in our rani* and who shall so . far transgress against the fundamentals of all disci pline as to dishonour his troth' by plunder or disobe dience, punishment shall speedily follow. " The results of this war are certain; We shall be supported by the Emperor Altotander, who is faithful to his engagements in peace or war. - With his armies whom yot highlY resped ;—with the cons federate Sovereigns, whose wish is that we should avenge theircause, and secure them in future against the ambition of one eternal enemy ; and lastly, through the justice of our cause,, vittory ' must be ours. Your coufage, and the genius of. your So vereign When you see him in the midst, of you,' Will' be the tuntit infallible assurance of your triumphs. . " The Marshal Dicke cif AUERSTA6r," Afteaution, APRIL I i.-With respeet to the Olual positions of the armies to the present mo ment, we know nbliting certain. The Renck, as well as the troops of the Confederation of the Rhine, are in continual motion. It does not yet appdar that they will come to. : blows on' tins side of the Inn ; bet on our part it is certain . , that disposition are Making.for forming one of the strongest positions iinaginatAn on the banks of the Lech.' This will be occui,ied' by the aria ) of reserve: Gencral Ottdinot Ia stillthero with his head-quttrters. IMPERIAL fPAItI,IAMENT: HOVE OF PEERS' • 14:014DAY, 'MAY 1. ' • .• '; The House was employed , for some time in 2 .Commitiee of Privileges, on the Claims •to the:Beet!, With Peerage ; after which it was ordered, that the iCominitiee should-sit again on Friday se'nnight. ,• Several Bills were brought up from the Coalitions, and read a first time.. phRTIICAL. The Order of the. Day :being read, the Earl of BUCKINGIFAMSHIRE rose, pursu a nt t o notice, to move for certain documents which, if pro- . ' duced would enable the House° to- judge, of the policy with 'which his Majesty's Ministers.hed respeti to the formation of the Poleuguese -Re gency. He trusted, that if the Papers he was about to, move for should be refused, ,some beiier reason would be adduced fur the refitsal than had lately been ,alleged by the Noble Secretary of Statek for withholding other Papers) to .the pi.odudien which he (Lord IL) was at a logs to see any objec, "ection. The object Of his preOnt mot ! oti -wrt; Shew the ill conseqtrences that had ; not only to the pause Of Portugal, but also to the cause ot froth the `tharaiSter of the Regency whioli the Bri tish Commanders in Portugal -bad act up tti at. country. It w as no t o riod s thai it bad damped the spirit and excited the suspicion of the Portuguese people; It had even threatened to sow discord and disunion among them, and tended in a great degree to relax the exertions which they Otherwise were dined and prepared .to make. egairist the common enemy. 'When properly encouraged, Silt] COtiiflt4tld. the Portuguese were far frQm being bad soldier,. Abundant instances were to be found in the histcn-;,- of , that country which proved the contrary, especially when the spirit and courage of the Portognest;wete animated by the co-operation; the example, sod' t courage, and skill of British troops. 7'hey would have displayed tire same (.I: 4 )osition during the late operations in Portukal, had proper care been taken to rouse their patriotism, and to acquire their confi dence. Rut they bad ne confidence or esteem for the persons of whom Sir Hew D.rtryniple had cntu posed the Regency'. On the contrary, sortie of its Mem hers were otejettsol - st,spicion and distrust, The Papers he should niObe, for would she., hoyy the people and the tfoops were divosed •toWardq the. ; Reeen,.4 which the British Commatider, bad appointed, rind the unschicious influctrCe Which It had on . the affairs both of Poriugel and g,3aiirt. He 4Oped such an,uri- ; fortunate result would be dii ado onition to Ministers for the future ; and that they would recolleti thatit was the discontent and ilf blued raisedby file appoint-t, rent of such a Regency in Portug,ll,; whiell not only delayed the march of the Brit 1t trodpit to the assist ance of Spain; but considerably dirtrinisited their numbers. In proof of the disposition of the Poriu-. guese troops i and of, the disaffeelionlexcited tho. appointment of the Regency, the Noble ,Lotil •t arcf extracts froth various, dispatches; among others, from those of Sir Arthur Wrilesley. A fairer prici 7 ripe& was indeed now opened to him. The recent appointment of a Noble Marquis as Ambassador to Spain filled him with the most sanguine etpeaa, lions, which were raised still higher by the reflealt/n that the conlmaird of the Mid's!) bb; cgs was entrust ed to the gallant brother of that Noble Marquis. Her had also to Wish tint( the rargest power sh , Juld be - green to that ,cliatinguisited Nobleman, w he, 'thilkii4e. 1 - )i's Government in India had so glorioasly preVetr- whit frnpoilani use his • trairscendenrabilities could' make of them. He had also to adsi a wish that the British rirtnyin Portugal Might receive every.possible addition of strength. The 'Noblis Lord concluded with moving kir a copy of the Proclamation issued at Lisbon, by Sir Hew Dalrymple, on the Siiih Sit)/ 18(43, and for several other Documents. .. . . The Earl of LIVARIPOOi, saw no benefit, but, on' the contrary,' much iticahvet)ience to the public ser vice, iroO),the,produetioit of the Pipers m ove d f ur by the Noble Earl. line reasons he had urged on former occasions against the produaion of Papers, such as those now called for, especially under all the ' c ir c u ms tance s of the present *tomer - a l have still the same weight with hitn notwithstanding' the ob, servatinits or the Noble Earl. There Was no parlia-, mentary 'ground'for producing . t hem ; and even it, there was, it Would be improper, to prodUce th em during the existence of discuisions that might still be subsisting between the British Goverhment and that of the Prince Regent of Portugal. Besides ; he could see no well-grounded objection to the part which the Cornthantier of the Bntish troops had tid ed, in the formatiCa of • the Regency. .4; Regency, had been appointed by the Prince fftgent previous to', his .departure for the 13raiils; - and how collie,' the, British Government better interpret the wishes and Intentions of their Ally, than by re-appointing the seine persons to whom the Prince had thought per to entrust his confidence ) No doubt a differenee of opinion prevailed in Portugal tcspe4:ting'the cha ra&er of the persons Who composed that Regency ;' bat on this and many other points; the ditfe'rent fir`Ov COS of Portugal were otters at. variance. Those of the North, for example, widely, did reef from those of the South. It would not surely , be proper ar decorofis tor the British tiovcrtitnent, et, auxin& those differences; their duty he Conceived to, be; faithfully to interpret the sentiments of the Prince Regent, and by that rule they had strialy regullited . their condha in the part that wiuStskeo in the, ibritlii tion of the Regency of Portugal. Seeing, iliertOre,' , that no%lse could now result from the produeti e n . o t the Papers, but, on the. contrary,, much incouve nienee, he felt himself under the necessiii of givintt his negative :10 the motion. . , Lorii.SiumonTit supported the motion'nearly on' the sarno grounds as Lprd Iltickitighanishire. He insisted that'the disunion and discontent piontica among the Portuguese by the complexion of the lie sency hAtrmaterially impeded our operations, and in jured. the Mtge of Spitill as Well as of ?or Fut . the success of both,. however, he wai..stilt disposed to Lope, and his; hopes were considerably stfength. ened by the . a'ppointnaint tl3at 11,1O1USt taken placo; of a' Noble Dittilkluis le the Embassy of Spain, for *hick situation, indeed for any„ the hightst tion, he was in every respect so eminently qualified. Lord Hiataawat could not se,e the propriety (it' entering into this discussion at present. He thoou . tie most expeditious mode of proceeding was Oita. adopted by Sir IL Dalrymple.' it might, pcilLips, be thought better to' silinmon" a Cortg., but that would have been a work of time,' atid the circuilz Staticio Of the moment retvand urgency. He neYer